> These are on the whole a more applications-oriented group of
> programmers.  But free software applications (beyond web apps) are badly
> needed, so I think the FLOSS community ignores application-oriented
> programmers at its own peril.

Absolutely, and domain knowledge is obviously very important. This
being said, a web app is in my mind a good solution for what we are
discussing, as being able to be easily accessed through a simple
browser is a big benefit (lots of users spread around, with only the
brower and a net connection as the common point).

> Many Java programmers care about free software, and have consciously
> avoided .NET (which is very similar technologically and superior in some
> ways) because Java is perceived of as being more "free."

Well, that's not a perception, that's a fact ;)

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